NEWS

September 7, 2009

RSU Theatre to Open Season with ‘Original Recipe' Sept. 10

The fifth season of RSU Theatre will begin on Thursday, Sept. 10, when the RSU Student Theatre Organization presents the return of "Original Recipe" – four plays written by RSU faculty members and directed by RSU students.

The "Original Recipe" presentations will include:

"Unrequited to the Nth Degree" by Dr. Mary Mackie, associate professor of English

"Order and Chaos" and "Beowulf Redux" by Dr. William Hart, assistant professor of health sciences

"Gemstones" by David Blakely, RSU associate professor and director of the theatre program, and his son, Knox Blakely.

The plays will be presented:

7:07 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 10-12

2:07 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13

Will Rogers Auditorium on the RSU campus in Claremore

All plays are free and open to the public

"RSU Theatre has launched each of its last four seasons with a set of short, original plays," Blakely said. "We are dedicated to new work, and over the last four seasons, have produced 25 new plays."